2024-09-04 23:34:32
Huawei, its partners National University of Athens and Kapodistria (NKUA) and start-up company PROBOTEK successfully tested a forest fire protection system in Greece.
Partners tested the instant detection system using smoke and fire simulations. The solution is part of Huawei’s plan Technology 4ALL The system was developed to enable fire and rescue services to respond to potential bushfires within 15 minutes, the time frame in which fire risks can best be controlled.
Ren Fujun, CEO of Huawei’s Southeast Europe Region, said: “Over the past 20 years, Huawei has introduced leading technologies in Greece and believes in the power of innovation to protect the environment, protect biodiversity, and ensure the safety of citizens and their property.”
Mainland Greece and the Greek islands are highly prone to large-scale forest fires due to hot, dry and windy summers. Given the impact of climate change, the number and frequency of fires in Greece are increasing year by year, with potentially lasting effects on natural ecosystems and an increased risk of loss of life and property damage.
Smoke and fire simulation tests conducted by NKUA and PROBOTEK were conducted at the NKUA site in the Athens forest area. Sensors in the forest connected through Huawei network technology prompted the command center to send autonomous drones to the test site.
Based on the video footage transmitted by the drone, combined with meteorological and terrain data, the artificial intelligence analysis used can instantly detect fire and smoke events and predict the following:
- The path of the fire and the area it covered.
- The time before a fire reaches residential areas.
- Which areas are at risk of fire and require evacuation.
- Information about evacuation routes.
The emergency system includes an artificial intelligence-based command center connected to drones and sensors via a 5G network to detect airborne particles, carbon dioxide, temperature, wind direction and speed.
The first phase of the solution, launched in 2022 at the Syngrou estate near Athens, uses drones and artificial intelligence to detect fires. The new solution expands the system’s capabilities to include fire spread analysis, evacuation planning, and route planning for fire and rescue vehicles. It can also estimate how many people in the area will be affected by fires and send personalized notifications to residents’ phones via an app, suggesting evacuation routes based on the community’s disaster response plan.
A holistic solution will include rapid evacuation protocols designed to save lives and reduce the widespread damage wildfires often cause to land and property.
A demonstration of the actual solution is located at connect with nature Watch Discovery Documentary Episode 3″Become a digital homo sapiens”, which directly demonstrates the accuracy of the system, including sensor triggering and drone deployment.
Information about Huawei TECH4ALL
TECH4ALL is Huawei’s long-term digital inclusion initiative, aiming to promote inclusiveness and sustainable development in the digital world.
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